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With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor;
But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

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The words of the wicked [a]are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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  1. Proverbs 12:6 Or, are a lying in wait

27 A worthless man [a]deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer [b]separateth chief friends.

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  1. Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew diggeth.
  2. Proverbs 16:28 Or, alienateth his friend

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker;
And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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A fool’s lips [a]enter into contention,
And his mouth calleth for stripes.

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  1. Proverbs 18:6 Or, bring contention

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.

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19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

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10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

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Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,
[a]And disclose not the secret of another;
10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.

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  1. Proverbs 25:9 Or, But

23 The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart
Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

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